sicily

Today I found this aircraft part on the Sicilian coastline precisely here: 38.16727872171935, 12.768899395479409 (Open in Google) It appears to be part of an aircraft's fuselage that's been washed up. Can anyone identify the aircraft? Many thanks.

Does anyone know when the white stripes were added to the C-47 Skytrain (aka Dakota)? My grandfather witnessed the friendly fire incident during the Sicily invasion. The night after the invasion, most of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was flying in on C-47's and they came in right...